
At the moment mince pies are bring made while someone is Zooming with her personal trainer in the living room.
#MERRY XMAS SNOW TEARS PLUS#
RHYS BOWEN: Joyful chaos in my household as we have two of my children staying here with family plus dog. I wish that for all of you, today and in the year to come. So the biggest gift of all to me is having family around. It's the first time since August that I've seen Youngest and Guest Son, and a whole year since we've been able to spend time with Spencer and his sweetheart Veronique. I'm making a super simple dinner for my family, turkey, a spinach and feta quiche for Guest Son, who is vegetarian, and a few side dishes, including a ridiculously rich sweet potato casserole with pecans. JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING: Merry Christmas from Southern Maine, where we are having the proverbial white Christmas snow on the ground and gentle snow falling through the air. Love love love, and thank you, and may all your good dreams come true. And WOW, all of you are key to that! I cannot imagine life without all of you, and I am so grateful. Yes, five years ago! All this has taught me to DRINK the champagne, don’t save it. We are counting blessings and making rack of lamb and we are going to drink the champagne that someone gave me after the publication of TRUST ME. HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: We do have a dusting of snow, and it looks–ephemeral, so it’ll be gone in a minute. We’re grateful to share the Red space with all you wonderful people! Wishing you a peaceful and healthy Christmas and a much improved new year! LUCY BURDETTE: We’re lucky to have good weather and be able to hang outside…though I do yearn a little bit for snow and a fresh Christmas tree:). Wishing you all good things in the year ahead.

JENN MCKINLAY:: Happy Holidays, Reds and Readers, from a very cold and soggy Phoenix. Whether they are socially distanced or virtual, or much longed for in person hugs, the Christmas spirit flows through them. But in the meantime, we are blessed by our connections.

Next year, hopefully, we'll have roast beef with Yorkshire puddings, sticky toffee pudding, Christmas crackers (the kind you pull!), and paper hats. I'd much prefer a crisp, cold Christmas (a dusting of snow would be lovely) but nature has given us the gift of safer gatherings. At our house we've gone from planning a proper sit down Christmas dinner with family to–hopefully–cinnamon rolls and mimosas on the patio, thanks to the unseasonable tropical weather here in Texas. It's certainly been a season of upheaval.
